PLACES TO LEARN

• Best Security Video Training - The metasploit megalab is especially brilliant.
• A free online pentesting course!
• The best place to start learning web languages.
• Excellent video course to learn python
• SANS Website has many excellent whitepapers and webcasts.
• http://www.irongeek.com - hacking tutorials
• Various online Capture the flag challenges are one of the best methods of learning:
• http://www.anotherwayin.net/p/capture-flag-challenge.html - A mixed bag here with some fun elements.
• huge list of challenges here: http://g0tmi1k.blogspot.com/2011/03/vulnerable-by-design.html